risky
risky Lexical Profile
risky Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Involving the possibility of danger, failure, harm, or financial loss.
"Investing all of your savings into a single startup company is a very risky strategy."
Bordering on impropriety or indecency; slightly suggestive or risqué.
"The comedian told a few risky jokes that made the conservative audience shift uncomfortably in their seats."
Word Nuance & Usage
Do not confuse 'risky' (involving danger or the possibility of failure) with 'risqué', which is a French loanword meaning slightly indecent or sexually suggestive (Now spelled and pronounced differently, though historically related).
• Rhymes for risky
Word Origin & Etymology
Formed in the early 19th century from the noun 'risk' plus the suffix '-y'; 'risk' was borrowed in the 17th century from French 'risque' and Italian 'risco', originally used in maritime commerce for hazards at sea.